Property in Florida might not be the obvious place to spend Christmas if you’re a fan of snow, frosty windows and all the rest of the classic winter weather that British people associated with the holiday season. But that may well be changing as the years go by. In the entire 20th century, it snowed in the Sunshine State on average just once every five years. Since the year 2000, there have been nine snow events in the state – and three of those were in 2010 alone.

Even if the snow doesn’t throw a white blanket over the rooftops of property in Florida, there are plenty of ways to mark the holidays come rain, hail, snow or shine – and in the Sunshine State, the last of those options is probably more likely than in most other parts of the northern hemisphere in December.

Get what you want from property in Florida

Visit Florida has some tips for festive holidaymakers on how they can get what they want from their stay in property in Florida. If you’re spending New Year’s Eve there, Chelle Koster Walton suggests heading down to Jacksonville or Ponte Vedra to join in a street party, with events kicking off at midday and running through until a lavish midnight firework display ushers in the new year.

If Christmas for you is about twinkling fairy lights, the Luminary Festival in the island communities of Sanibel and Captiva could be just the thing. The event begins in Sanibel, where street lamps are not widely used, instead lighting the island’s roads with lines of candles. The following night, Captiva continues the celebration of the holiday season in similar fashion.

At Fort Lauderdale, Winterfest covers some of Florida’s best-loved traditions, based around the principle of a decorated boat procession. The procession – first carried out more than 35 years ago – still takes place along the Intracoastal Waterway, but is now supported by other activities including sporting competitions, black-tie balls and decorations placed along the shoreline.

Ms Walton admits that some people think of Christmas as a time of scraping ice off of windscreens and bundling up warm against the winter weather; however, she adds that a single season spent in Florida could soon warm their hearts to a different way of celebrating the event, without a wind chill factor of -50 degrees.

Giving property in Florida some Disney magic

A trip to property in Florida is almost synonymous with a visit to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando – and at Christmas the wonderland lives up to its name with artificial snowfall along Main Street USA, mugs of cocoa to warm chilled hands and Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade, which takes place twice nightly.

Cinderella’s Castle takes on an uncharacteristically frosty appearance thanks to 200,000 white lights which allow the fairytale structure to glow in a shimmering ice-blue aura. And as happens throughout the rest of the year, the skies above Walt Disney World Resort are lit up with showers of sparks as elaborate firework displays are set off.

Snowfall on property in Florida

While the past ten years have seen a significant upswing in snowfall over property in Florida, that doesn’t mean you’re much more likely to see a white Christmas while you’re there. In fact, 2004 was the only year of the 21st century when it snowed in Florida in December. You’re more likely to see the white stuff sprinkle down in January or February, which might give you an excuse to hang around after the New Year celebrations, just in case.